Rockets Redglare
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1949-05-08
Day of Death
2001-05-28 (52 years old)
Rockets Redglare
Biography
Rockets Redglare (May 8, 1949 – May 28, 2001) was an American character actor and stand-up comedian. As well as his career as an entertainer, he worked as a roadie for a band called The Hassles (with a young Billy Joel), and as a bodyguard and drug supplier to punk rock bassist Sid Vicious and artist-musician Jean Michel Basquiat.
Acting
(2009)
Who Killed Nancy?
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2008)
Chelsea on the Rocks
as Self
(2003)
Rockets Redglare!
as Self
(2000)
Animal Factory
as Big Rand
(1999)
(1998)
Louis & Frank
as Ralph
(1997)
Fall
as Perfomance Priest
(1996)
Basquiat
as Rockets
(1996)
Trees Lounge
as Stan
(1993)
What About Me
as Frank
(1992)
In the Soup
as Guy
(1992)
Little Noises
as Uncle Howard
(1991)
(1990)
In the Spirit
as Bartender
(1990)
Sons
as Man on Porch #1
(1990)
Force of Circumstance
as The Factor
(1989)
Mystery Train
as Liquor Store Clerk
(1989)
Cookie
as Carmine's Wiseguy
(1989)
Rooftops
as Carlos
(1988)
Big
as Motel Clerk
(1988)
Shakedown
as Ira
(1988)
Talk Radio
as Killer / Redneck Caller
(1988)
Stars & Bars
as Peter Gint
(1988)
Candy Mountain
as Van Driver
(1987)
Salvation!
as Ollie
(1987)
(1987)
Police State
as Detective
(1986)
Down by Law
as Gig
(1986)
(1986)
The Way It Is
as Rockets
(1985)
After Hours
as Angry Mob Member
(1985)
Desperately Seeking Susan
as Taxi Driver
(1985)
(1985)
Last Rights
as Thomas Burke
(1984)
Stranger Than Paradise
as Poker Player